lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
distant look; faraway look
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
another time; some other time
area under direct control (of the shogun)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hunting; shooting; game; quarry